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Criticism Of Wednesdays Refusal to Purchase
Inconsidsrstsly Made.
The Offers in Reality High Considering the
Time the Bonds. Had to Run.
Advancing Interest and Buying Bonds Re-
sorted to to Release Money.
No Disposition to Drive Sharp Bargains
Way to Fix the Price.

WAsHIEeToN, September 12.-In regard
to the purchase of bonds by the Govern
ment, the President said to-day to the rep
resentative of the Associated Press: ''The
criticism upon the action of the Treasury
Department for the refusal to accept any
of the offers of bonds last Wednesday, it
seems to me, is inconsiderately made. In
higher considering the lapse OF the
heretofore been and did not present as
favorable terms to the government; in the
next place, the number offered was much
less than on former occasions. The gov
eminent wants to buy bonds to answer
the requirements of the law relating to the
sinking fund and it is willing to advance
and thus supply any immediate demand
there may be for money. These two move
culated TO release good deal OF money
and turn 1t into business channels II re-
quired. But they are both executive acts
and must be performed with due regard
to the interests of the government as one
of the parties to these transactions.
There is no disposition to drive a sharp
bargain with the owners of the bonds, but
it will not do to say that there is no side to
the bargain except that of the seller and
holder and that these bonds must be bought
and the interest advanced on such terms as
their interest," alone dictates. The compe-
tition offered in the sale of bonds is just
way to fix their price and will be fairly
pursued as long as it seems to protect
against an undue advantage on the part of
sellers and results in offers which upon
business considerations ought to regulate
their value as between private parties.
The Government ought not to be expect
q M m
identify itself with private business or
speoulafion
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from the boards reached to the ceiling.
The operator barely and miraculously es-
Gaping instant death. He with ready fo-e-
thought at once dashed Q bucket of water
on the fame, yet t was some
time and with eat difficulty
that the flames were extinguished,
and when the light was finally put out
the work of the fire was marked by the
burnt places and charred boards.
Simultaneous with the electric freak in
the exchange Office the phone in Pete
Moore's saloon was similarly affected,
sending blaze across the room to the
CONSERVATION of those in the room at the
time, who only had presence of mind to
smother the blaze and call for assistance
at the Central Office. The entire
line was severed by cutting the
wires in several places, placing
the fiery electric current again under
mans control, thus saving the city fear
full confagration.
Many theories are being advanced by To-
cal scientists as to the immediate cause of
this strange and startling electric freak.
But perhaps the most rational one is that
the telephone and electric light wires
came in contact with each other, and that
the electric light wire, being more heavily
charged at the time than the telephone
wire, caused the fluid to retreat to the
home battery, there igniting and explod-
ing it and that at the instant it charged
the wires leading to Moore's saloon and
others, and severiDg the connection cut of
the supply in time to prevent other catas-
trophies.
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UNITED WoRKMEN.
The. Supreme Legion Meets in Annual
Session at st, Paul.

The Supreme Legion Meets in Annual
Session at st. Paul.
ST. PAUL, September 12.-The representa-
tives of the Supreme Legion of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen began their
session at the Knights of Pythias Hall at
10. o'clock this morning. There were
present: Supreme officers, S. O., George
w. Reed; S. V. c., John r. Miller; S. L.
c., Garrison Beckwith s. R, w. f. Bohn /;
s. T., VIM. r. Sheen; S. s. B., G. B. How
ard; s. s. w, E. f. Seman; s. g., o. M.
Cofort; S. T., s. NJ. Thorp; S. T., A. j.
Loyeland; s. T., A, Mclean, and repre-:
Yai3o york;, Pennsy % ylVa1is, oo1orado, MioSi Sf
gan, California, Nebraska and
George W. Reed. Of Topeka, Kan,
presented a report of some eighty.two
pages. The report CT the Supreme Record
er. w. II. Bohn, of st. Louis, shows: Re-
ceipts, beneficiary funds, $l24, 627; general
fund, So, $50; balance in hands of Tressur-
er October 1, 1885, 81 ,236. Total, S144, 373.
Disbursements, beneficiary funds, $l24,-
hands of the Supreme Treasurer September
1, 1887, 81, LAS. Total, $144, 1873.
During the year the order has been ex.
tended into Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Ten
nessee and Florida. The twenty three new
legions added $50 members. The total
number of legions July, 1887, was 47S, an
increase of since 1885 of las. The total
membership July, 1887, was 12.317,
an increase since 1885 of 3,169.
Total number of deaths during
the term sixty one. Average
age of members who died 44.5. Average
duration of membership one year, eight
rranntho mir Qfoon dQuq oo ffrnn hn-
tween death and date of payment one
month, one day. Average death rate per
annum per 1000, S.5. The report from
Chicago that the withdrawal of the So 600
in drill prizes was not received in frater.
nal spirit and would be bone of conten-
ton in the proceedings, was vigorously de-
MED by both officers and representatives.
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Got Ont ON a Haheas corpn..

CHATTANOOGA, September IA very
important case has been decided by
Judge ID. M. Key, of the United States
District Court. in this city. Henry Jack
son was brought to Chattanooga on extra
dition papers on the charge OF swindling
T. NJ. Ewing. to whom he sold $50 horse
for $400. Ewing said the horse was adyer.
tised and the trade was consumated by
telegraphing In Chicago. After finding
that he had been swindled, Ewing sent
detective Elliott to Chicago, who brought
Jackson to this city. After trying to
secure his release on q writ OF habeas cor
pus In the State Courts, and failing, Jack
SON appealed to the United States Conrt,
and last night ex-Postmaster General Key
discharged the prisoner on the ground that
the defendant could not be punished In
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Georgia Education.

ATLANTA. September 1.-THE Glenn
anti-education bill, which has lain in the
committee room of the Senate for some
weeks, will come up for consideration on
Monday, the Committee on Education
having submitted substitute. The bill,
in its modified form, provides that il any
institution supported wholly or in part by
the State shall receive both white and
colored pupils the States aid shall be i'm
medistely withdrawn; also, that no person
educated at an institution receiving both
white and colored pupils shall be eligible
as teacher in the public schools. The
idea OF the advocates of the measure is to
rush it through quietly. There is tacit
understanding that there will be no debate.
The Legislators have consented to bottle
their eloquence In the interest of harmony.
Both Gov. Gordon and Col. Glenn have
been urged to allow the bill to 60 by de-
fault. But the matter is beyond the con-
troll of either. It is an open secret that
Gov. Gordon rather desires 1t TO pass 30
that he can veto 1t, -.
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The Battle of North POINT.

BALTIMORE, September 12.-The celebra-
tion of the anniversary of the battle of
North Point was marred to-day by almost
continuous rain from the early morning
until after l o'clock in the afternoon.
ManyiL people, however, gathered on the
the Knights of Labor and Grand Army
posts. The Irish League celebrated the
day at Standard Park, and the Key Mon
ument Association at Schuetzen Park. The
remaining members of the old defenders
were furnished dinner from the Hotel Rem
merit. They are James G. Morford, aged 92;
John Peddlcord, 90 and Nathaniel Watts,
SO. Mrs. Elizabeth Sands, aged 80, whose
brothers took part in the battle OF North
Point, was also served with dinner at her
home. On many buildings flags were dis
played. In the procession only the ma
tional standard was used.
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Witnesses Statements.

LONDON, September 11.-Mr. Labouchere,
in long letter describing the affair at
Michellstown, says when he entered the
barracks he found that the police had
dragged two men inside and were.beating
them with bludgeons as they lay face
downward. Mr.. Dillon had the greatest
difficulty In preventing the chief consta-
BILE from rushing out Of the barracks with
his men and shooting right and left.
Capt. Plunket, in obedience to orders from
the chief secretary, Balfour, visited Mitch
ellstowp. and. assisted by..detectives and by
magistrates Eaton and Seagrave, held an
informal inquiry, inspected the barracks
and visited the wounded. Less then
twenty police were actually injured and
only one seriously.
Mr.. Brunner says he saw dozen con-
stables attack one man with their batons.
The man felled three of them with q
blackthorn stick. He also saw q police
man pierce horse with his bayonet while
another constable thrust his bayonet into
the rider.
An independent eye witness relates that
when the first blow was struck 1t was i'm
possible to control the Tippersry. men, who
attacked the police like furies. The air
was thick witk sticks, bat before the Dolice
reached the barracks their anger had
cooled. The people made no attempt TO
reach the barracks. Six panes of glass in
the barracks were broken from the inside.
The walls bear evidence Of q fusilade Of
stones. The lower half Of the door was
broken in. There are many bullet marks
on the walls opposite,
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McGarigle's Case.

WASHINGTON, September 12.-The appli-
cation of the Governor of Illinois for the
extradition of McGarigle, the fugitive
Chicago ex-warden, which has been re-
ceived at the Department Of State will be
reserved for the personal consideration of
Secretary Bayard when he returns to the
city. As rule, action upon applications
fer extradition papers is purely formal, the
preliminaries to granting the request con-
sisting merely in an examination OF extra
dition treaties to ascertain If the offense
charged falls within their term. But it is
understood that in the present case the ap-
plicatlon is based upon q charge of con-
spiracy, for which no provision is made in
the existing treaty with Canada. A legal
point of gravity Is involved in the applica-
tion, and the consideration may therefore
occupy some time,
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He Sent a Bullet through His Head.

SHELBYvILLE, September r11.-[SpeciaL1 i
The dead body of Nathan Campbell, a
young farmer, was found to-day by j. M.
Montgomery, a farmer living several miles
west Of this city, in his hay NOW, bullet
of death. Mr.. Montgomery remembered
hearing a noise that sounded like the re-
port of pistol proceeding from the barn,
last Thursday morning, but seeing no one
concluded the noise was caused by the
bursting of decayed egg and gave
the matter no further thought. To-day's
developments show the noise to have been
caused by shot that seat a bullet into
CampbelPs brain. The body was badly
decomposed and was buried tonight.
Campbell had been drinking heavily for
several days, and it is reported appro-
priated some money belonging to his
brother-in.law with which to go on his
spree.
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A Fort: ,:wayn,.sensation.

Fort WAYNE, September 11.-[Special. ]
"A great deal of excitement has been ere.
ated by discovery which leads many peo-
pie to believe that bold abduction of a
young girl has beeu committed in this city.
Last evening there was found on the street
and brought to the police station a piece
OF brown wrapping paper upon which the
following sensational story was scrawled:
ooh dear man or any one who finds this
paper. Oh dear am stolen. A man on
Beiry-street stole me. l am in his big
wagon now. He has got rag in my
mouth and got my hands tied and can't
make any noise. got one hand out and
write this note. / went apeas with MIllie
Bown out TO the country at the end Of
Berry street. Oh dear whoever finds this
note don't throw it away. Oh he is com.
ing now. My name is Rose Babst. 1 live
on Broadway. Obi try and find me-"
The police have 30 far failed to learn
more Of the affair than the note discloses,
but the interest in 1t has by no means
ended.
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Electricity on a Rampage.

LoGAEsPoRT, September f11.-[SpeciaL j
Last night this city was the scene OF a very
strange and novel freak of the action and
power of electricity as manifested in var
ious places throughout the city, frighten-
ing many persons and endangering the lives
of Others. About.half past eight O'Clock,
while Charley Luy at the Central Telephone
Office was sitting quietly at his post, he
heard one of the wires buzzing in very
peculiar way. He being an old and ex-
peIienced hand an6 used to hand
ling the vital and dangerous fluid,
knew at once what was up
and Immediately went into the back room
and got an ak. He well knew il that wire
was not severed from the boards something
disastrous would soon occur. Charley and
friend were about to cut the wire when
an unusual and phenomenal freak Of cleo
tSicity occurred, terrific explosion i'm
mediately tpnoNed, large flames bursting
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-09-14
rurnip Crop win FaiI-Rain. Etc.

SEYMOUR, September 11.-[Special.l IA
large area was sown to turnips in this coun-
ty this season, and nearly all the seed is
thought to have rotted on account of the
exceeding dryness of the ground. 1t is
now too late to SOW again, consequently
that crop, which was intended to feed
stock, will be lost. A glorious rain set in
this morning which revived the dried up
wells and water courses, and enables the
farmers to plow for wheat.
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jackson Loses Two Old Citizens.

SEYMOUR, September 11.-Rev. Harrison
Young, the Oldest citizen of Grassy Fork
Township, this county, died Friday Of
chronic dysentery, aged seventy-six years.
He was native of Kentucky, but had re-
sided on the farm where he died for fifty
six years.
located hereiway over half a century ago,
died this morning of cancer of the face and
pneumonia, aged nearly eighty years. She
was an exemplary and highly esteemed
lady.
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CrinnIah for Life

WARSAW, September 10.-[Special. Jos.
eph Weitzel, an unmarried man about
in front of the residence of Mr.. Eli Snyder
in this place to-day, and when the tree
commenced falling he ran directly under
it from place OF safety, and it struck him,
crushing his right thigh and severely in
juring his head. 1t is thought that he will
recover, but will probably be cripple for
life
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A Victims FuneraI.

MITCHEILsTowE, September II. - The
funeral of Micheal Loneragan, who was
shot dead by the police last Friday, took
place this afternoon. The body was fol-
lowed TO the cemetery by thousands of
people, the procession being over half
q mile long. At the grave Father McCar-
ty read an address in which he exclaimed: :
"God have mercy on his SOUL" May he
receive more mercy in heaven than he re-
ceived on EARTH" The police kept out of
sight.
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The Prison Congress.

TORONTO, September 12.-The National
ness meeting this morning in the theatre
of the Normal School. There was a large
attendance of delegates and of the general
public, who seemed to take great deal OF
interest in the proceedings. The subject
considered was "The moral and religious
care OF the prisoners" Under the auspi-
cies of the Chaplains Association. Rev.
William Scales, of Auburn prison, New
York, introduced the subject and was fol-
lowed by other speakers. at to-night's s
session the subjects will be 1.-THE indenti-
fcation and registration OF habitual crimi-
nails" and The warden, his duties. and
counter-acting Influences, etc." President
Hayes and Prof. Wayland, took luncheon
with Prof. 6oldvin Smith, at the Grange
yesterday,
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The New Dynamite Gun.

WASHINGTON, September 12,-Secretary
Whitney has invited the members OF the
Senate and House, Naval Committee and q
nnmber Of other persons interested in the
subject to 90 down New York Bay on the
Dispatch to witness the teet of the dyna-
mite gun on the 10th instant, when an ef-
fort viii be made TO destroy schooner by
dynamite shells.
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The Democratic Soldiers Of Harrow Post Very
Much Disguised.
The Maumss Valley Monumental Association
Meeting st Fort Wayne.
A Little Railroad War Progressing in the
City Of Kokomo.
Successful Nail Making-The Drouth in
Jackson-Old Citizens Die-Crippled
for Life-Other Specials.
NC. a. R.,Democrats Getting Disguised.

MOUNT VERNON, September 10.-Col. A.
D. Owen, of the 80th Indiana regiment. re-
signed his position as commander of Har-
row Post No. 491 G.. A. r. of this city, last
night. 1t is generally understood that the
resignation was caused by the recent &C.
ton of the Republicans of the post in en-
dorsiDg the disloysl utterances of certain
men insulting the President OF the United
States. All of the Democratic soldiers of
this county are thoroughly disguised at
the efforts Of the Republicans to make the
G. A. r. Posts recruiting offices for the
Republican party, and they will with
draw from the organization If the schemes
of the politicians are not Immediately dis
continued and rebuked in a forcible man
Qer,
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parties in the state. He appealed to
them to have regard for the community
counters with which Sir William was
playing political game. lCheers.1
The government did not waver in their
policy. They believed in firm admins
tration of the law and determination to do
their utmost to remove the evils which
formenting discontent would bring to
Ireland united people. They knew they
must expect little assistance from the OPP
position, but undismayed by criticism and
with courage unshaken, they would psr.
severe in q course that must aud in the
conciliation of Ireland. Loud cheers.l
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1887-09-16
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Two hundred ministers of Glasgow,
Scotland, of different denominations,
have united in an effort to reach the
non-church going classes.
MIR. Henry Martin. of the Reform
ID Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati.
has pledged twenty-five thousand dol
lars to DIR. Happer's Christian College
in China.
The average salary of school teach
ers in st. Louis is s633.70. Only twen-
ty-six receive $4,000. Of 1,1O1 teachers
I,OOI receive less than 5000 per year,
81. Louis Post.
| For many years there has been a
custom kept up in the Grass Valley
(Cal.) schools of setting apart one day
in each year for contributions in aid
of the poor. Every pupil attending
school is expected to contribute some
thing-a potato, stick of firswood or
something of that Kind.
Judging from the way in which
money is coming into the benevolent
treasures of the various denominations
it looks as though good many people
were spelling missions withan O-o-mis-
sions. BY and by, if things go on in
this way, it will be DIMENSIONS! 1t is q
bad spell.-Chicago Adranee.
I'm China, as in all Eastern coun-
tries, the blind are numerous; and
hitherto, as far as personal reading has
been concerned, the Bible has not
been for them. Moved by desire to
supply this want, Rev. David Smith, of
Gimsby, England. is engaged in bring
ing out an embossed Bible for the
Chinese blind.
The solution of the problem of city
evangelization is to be found i'm this
one word-visit. To the standing ques-
ton: "How shall we reach the masses?"
the answer is, visit them. The question
generally means: How shall we get the
masses to go to church, The real prob
lem is how to induce the church to go
to the masses.-Interi0r.
"A recent collection in two Swedish
churches in Minnesota, in response to
an appeal for missionary church
there, resulted in forty dollars, all i'm
coin, fifteen hundred pieces being PEN
mics, and only six coins were as large
as a twenty-five cent piece. Almost
every one of the two thousand persons
present gave something. = Chicago
Standard.
Beacon Church is the name of a
peoples enterprise in Philadelphia,
whose fine building has just been dedi-
Gated. The idea underlying the move
ment is the concentration at one point,
not only of religious interests and the
ordinary church activities, but of social
and intellectual life as well. 1t is
church of the people and for the people.
in which the admi nistration of the
Gospel, with its missions and its char
tiles, together with the privileges at
taching to other departments of the
whole plan, is to be at the minimum
cost-free to all, burdensome to none.
-QhiZ0deIDhid Press.
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CARL DU NDER,

The Old Gentleman Cheerfully Pays IL
cense ON . Canine.
81 like TO ask you if dere vhas some
license to keep a dog?" inquired Mr..
Dunder.as he carefully tip-toed into the
presence ofSergeant Bendall yesterday.
Eyes, sir, there is"
"Who gets him?"
'You have to go upstairs to the
Office OF the city clerk"
"Doan' somepody come to me after
himP''
mo, sir"
| ''Vhell, dot vhas curious. Last week
Shake goes oudt NIT Mt. Clemens to
see his aunt. und he prings home a dog.
Me keep him tied oop init der pack
yard. und he vhas home only one day
when man walks into my place and
says vhas l Carl Dunder? Ivhas. All
right He likes to get dot license
money on Shakes dog. Der regular
price vhas one dollar, but he makes it
seek shillings because it vhas hardt
times"
'.And you paidP"
"Vhell, l doan' like to hat dot doc
kildt. you see? Eafery pody saws he
vhas socch dog ash shmells some tiger
or lion two miles AWAY. Next day n
stranger comes in init shmall pook in
his hand und a pencil oafer his ear.
Was l Carl DunderP / vhas. All
right. He likes to get dot license on
Shakes dog. If / paid him to some.
body else dot vhas nothings NIT him.
He vhas frendt to Shake, howefer,
und he makes it feefty cents"
'.And you paid thatP'
"vhell, Sergeant, dot vhas a good
dog. If some burglars vhas mile
AWAY he bowls und wakes us oop und
saves us two tousand dollar Dis
morning stranger comes in. He hat
some badge on. Was 1 Carl Dundera
vhas. All right He like to get dot
license for Shakes dog. If 1 pay
else vhas fool. Nopody
IAN collect dot license onless he hat dot
badge on. Being ash vhas shwindled
ne make it twenty-five cents
"And you were fool enough to pay?"
"Vhell. Sergeant pays taxes in two
wards. und I vhas headquarters for
clubs. Dot dog vhas great
IN coons und elephants. Was it some
hwindle on meP''
Certainly it was! You ought to be
emit to an asylumr'
sergeant, look at my eye, und
oan' you forgot him! / vhas going
ONE. Somepody yhill come in. Was
Carl Dunder? / vhas. All right.
ergeant. l shall shump on dot person
ke sparrow on an elephant. / Will
reak him in two und drag him
roundt unit bang his headt NIT dem
Dor until der coroner finds only one
II und shirt-button to hold an in
nest on! Good-pyei After vhas in
'ail come und see me sometimes, forI
las an honest man who hat to defend
y family. Detroit Free Press.
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AASr poet has put his hardest work in.
TO long poem, wishing thus to give his
name to posterity and make it immortal
He may succeed, but il likely to fan. The
large work stands desolate, distinguished
oy nothing but its size, while his fame il
connected with . verse or lima, the pro-
duction OF which caused him no effort, and
hardly thought A line full Of soul is
better than . volume without it-Uaitsd
Prs6ytevian.